Beck - Odelay

Beck Hansen, one of those people that it's eally disappointing to find out is a Scientologist. The first single I ever bought was his first hit, "Loser" and that fact alone immediately makes me cooler than 99.9974% of the worlds population. "Odelay" was Beck's fifth studio album and could have ended up sounding ver diferent indeed. Taking over 2 years to record, It was initially intended to be a downbeat, acoustic based album before the sessions were abandoned and The Dust Brothers (who had previously workd with Beastie Boys on "Pauls Boutique" were brought in on production duties. Under their direction the album became a mash up of clashing genre's, mixing Hip Hop, Country, Funk, Rock, Electro and Folk.

The album spawned three hit singles "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut" and "The New Pollution" and at least two other songs on the album went on to have indie club nights named after them. Here's "The New Pollution"...